Jhanue
2017-05-08, 06:29 PM
Hey guys, I know there are a few hundred creative minds here, and I need some help.
A friend of mine wants to play in a one-shot birthday themed pathfinder game for her birthday. Here's the story I've come up with (Doesn't need to be fully fleshed...its a one shot for fun)
Children have been kidnapped from several surrounding towns and the townsfolk have come to ask you to find them. They are certain that the Cyclops that lives in the Spider Caves nearby has taken the children, but noone knows why. Both the monster and the people have always had 'no bother' unspoken rule. The hunters stay away from her territory, adventurers leave her be, and she doesn't bother the townsfolk. Now something has changed, and the townsfolk are afraid for their kids.
The Cyclops has taken the children because her son wants to have a birthday party like the humans do, but he doesn't have any friends. So his mom stole him some. The problem is, they are too scared to play the 'games' for the party. The games need to be brainteasers/puzzles/traps that don't rely on combat. The only combat will be at the end when the adventurers find out that the cake is a mimic. (And child cyclops thinks its funny so mom doesn't help)
I have a logic puzzle set up (What child came from what town, who 'brought' what present, etc.)
What I need is a trap, and 2 puzzles that are birthday themed. I was thinking something like a 'pin the tail on the dragon' sort of thing, but I can't figure out mechanics that wouldn't be combat oriented, and I want to try to keep combat out of it.
Thanks in advance for your input!
A friend of mine wants to play in a one-shot birthday themed pathfinder game for her birthday. Here's the story I've come up with (Doesn't need to be fully fleshed...its a one shot for fun)
Children have been kidnapped from several surrounding towns and the townsfolk have come to ask you to find them. They are certain that the Cyclops that lives in the Spider Caves nearby has taken the children, but noone knows why. Both the monster and the people have always had 'no bother' unspoken rule. The hunters stay away from her territory, adventurers leave her be, and she doesn't bother the townsfolk. Now something has changed, and the townsfolk are afraid for their kids.
The Cyclops has taken the children because her son wants to have a birthday party like the humans do, but he doesn't have any friends. So his mom stole him some. The problem is, they are too scared to play the 'games' for the party. The games need to be brainteasers/puzzles/traps that don't rely on combat. The only combat will be at the end when the adventurers find out that the cake is a mimic. (And child cyclops thinks its funny so mom doesn't help)
I have a logic puzzle set up (What child came from what town, who 'brought' what present, etc.)
What I need is a trap, and 2 puzzles that are birthday themed. I was thinking something like a 'pin the tail on the dragon' sort of thing, but I can't figure out mechanics that wouldn't be combat oriented, and I want to try to keep combat out of it.
Thanks in advance for your input!